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Rory recommends: a journey through treeshttps://www.theguardian.com/travel/2007/jun/22/rorymaclean.travelbooks
In his lifetime Roger Deakin claimed to have a passion for woodland that other people have for puppies or chocolates. His tree-inspired travelogue is a magical and meditative final work, says Rory MacLean<p><strong>Wildwood: A Journey through Trees </strong><br>by Roger Deakin<br>Hamish Hamilton, June 28, £20</p><p>Since the summer days of my Canadian childhood, I have loved to canoe across the dark mirror of northern lakes, paddling with an inside flick of the blade, leaving a trail of twisting whirlpools in my wake. My favourite places on earth are the wild waterways where the forest opens its arms and a silver curve of river folds the traveller into its embrace. This love of the elemental pairing of wood and water drew me to the work of Henry David Thoreau, Sigurd Olson and early Margaret Atwood, as well as to travel writers Patrick Leigh Fermor and, in 1999, Roger Deakin. </p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2007/jun/22/rorymaclean.travelbooks">Continue reading...</a>TravelWales holidaysFrance holidaysSpain holidaysKazakhstan holidaysAustralia holidaysUnited Kingdom holidaysTravel writingFri, 22 Jun 2007 13:03:40 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2007/jun/22/rorymaclean.travelbooksPhotograph: Paul A Souders/CorbisTree tales ... Australia's gum tree inspired Aboriginal dreaming stories of the creation of the land. Photograph: Paul A Souder/CorbisPhotograph: Paul A Souders/CorbisTree tales ... Australia's gum tree inspired Aboriginal dreaming stories of the creation of the land. Photograph: Paul A Souder/CorbisRory MacLean2007-06-22T13:03:40Z